The next step in preparing our backyard sanctuary garden was to have one unit of compost delivered. This is a picture of the dump truck that left it's load on our front lawn. What a cool experience watching the truck unload the compost...made me wonder why I wasn't more into dump trucks when I was a kid!
Here's my husband hauling the compost from
the front yard to the back with a wheel barrel.
the front yard to the back with a wheel barrel.
He made all these neat piles of compost, which we then
spread out three inches thick over the existing dirt.
spread out three inches thick over the existing dirt.
My husband rented that beast of a rototiller again and mixed
the compost into the earth. Now our dirt is prepped
and our garden is ready to be planted. Yahoo!
the compost into the earth. Now our dirt is prepped
and our garden is ready to be planted. Yahoo!
Wow! Lovely! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a job! Two years ago I started my own compost pile in a metal trash can. My family jokes about my my lack of 'dirt' because the can is only about 3/4 full. Oh well, its a start.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to see your finished sanctuary, and only wish I had half your energy.
Haha Alice! At least you started one :) It seems like it may be more complicated then it looks. Every time I start reading the instructions on making a compost pile I start getting a headache. So kudos to you for taking on this new endeavor.
ReplyDeleteThanks Petra!